Wheel-hoe.



J. M. HARTMAN.

WHEEL HOE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 26.1916.

Patented Oct. 30, 1917.

:i 1 55.18, theilatter terminating lIl'QlflnliQELIWEiI'd. zorriitsiprojectingend, and washers 32 on the i011 other i'earth working L elements may i, be I PATE OF I E:- IQ

' 1 JOSEPH MAUnIcnHANlT MAN, or YABDLE,-PE1\T1\TSYLVANIA. i I

mated a. 30, 9a.

Ap1i1icationfi1ed-Ju1y26, 1916. seriarNa insssf- To all whom z'tmay concern: I r a 1 Be it known that LJosnrn MAURICE HART- "MAN, a'citiz'en of the United States, residin at Yardley, in the county of" Buckstand i State of Pennsylvania, have invent'edlccer- Qtain. new and :useful 7 Improvements in .wheel-Hoes, of which the following is a specificatiomfl t f ,7 .7 vThis invention relates .tofcultivators and similar earth-working implements which are: wheel-supported and adaptedto be 0p- Jeratedmanually. The invention has for its. object to provide a noveland improved implement of the kind stated, inrwhichithe'cultivator shovels shifted laterally to run astraight i furrow. Other objects and advantagesiof the .in-

- ventiont will be pointed outin the detailed 1 shovels 25.

description appearing hereinafter, landcin i order that the same may be better undering drawings, I V. H ,1 .1

In thedrawing,t"' I 5*; 4; -2 Figure 1 is a side elevation of therimpl'e- 111161117;- l (.11 5

i :Eig. 2 is a plan-cview. thereof fi f 1F ig.:.3. is a rear elevation, partly :in section; I v A Figi4-i-sa detailz'in'perspective;

- Figf 5 :is a cross-section through the hub of the wheehandw E F'gs; 6 and ,7 rarexdetails in perspective,

Referring specifically to the drawings; 10

s'to0d, reference1 is had to the .acco npanylaterally spaced andz'paralleli frame bars. Each of these bars comprises :a "vertical porr ition risinga suitable distance fromtheiaxle f n v V I Thad betweenithe member 26 and the hanger. extending' portions, the latter: being hori zontal and" shown at116.1 The axle 14 is cari tried by the frame barsat therangle 'of' the f parts 15 and "16; "[The forwardlyextending portion-ofreach frame baristhad lbygaforward and downward curve 17 at thetoprof 14, and havingYforwardly and rearwardly the? part 15, after .whiclr ia wide forward bend or curve upward'i's madeyasishown 1 at parts'carried thereby are located to the rear @oftheiwheel13. p t v 1 T The hanger bars 24 extend convergingly downward toithelevel of the frame parts116, and then extend downward in parallelism and in contact with each-other, their lower 1 ends? carrying a bracketlmember which curve rl 9' atthe level of the-handle bars The parts 15, 16, 17 and 18 are below-the handle bars 10, and they terminate-in ad- Vance-of the forwardendsthereof, with the part 19. extending rearwardto meet said 1 ends of'the handle bars, The extremity of 1 the par/(s19 of the frame bars has: a' loose c0nnect ion with theiplate 12, saidvparts19 -tbeing1fastened to the upstanding side flanges -20 ofia plate 21 slidably seating on top of theplate l2; The connection-between the plates 12 and 21 is made by a bolt 22 passtherethrough, the plate 12 having a lon- ,gitudi'nal slot 231 to receive the bolt, whereby a sliding connection between the frame barsand the-plate 12is had.

f. Thez'handle bars 10 carry depending hanger bars 24-: for supporting the earthiworking elements, the same being cultivator Of course,- it will be unde'r stood, that plowshares, harrow ite'eth or cultivator shovels. The hanger 'barsand the other elements may. be substituted, for the supports. the/beams or shanks 26 of the shovels 25.1 The bracket member is in the :zformof an elongated 'bar extending trans-- Lversely of: the hanger, and having apertures denotes a pair of laterallyvspaced,--horizontal handle bars havinghand grips 11 at their 3 rear; ends, and iconvergingfint the direction o'f'theirforward ends, where: they Tare-'connected by a'platef 127 extendingrtransversely f therebetween.- The': implement hasrione" aground wheel :13fwhich is'loo'selon an "axle V 14. extending between andmsecured. to two to 1 receive the shanks 26 the latter being held fixed inithe. apertures by set :screws27.

;In the 'to'piofithe bar 26 is asoc'ket 27 in i which: the bottom of the hanger seats','the

front l edge of the bar ihavin'giian" upstanding alugi28tengaging the front edge ofithe hanger The JShaIIkTQG midway between the ends of theimembe'r 26,'p'asseslthrough the socket 27? and through'thebend or loop connecting the lower endsjilof fthe two bars 24 forming thehanger, 'whereby'a pivotal connection is A pivotal connection is also made between therebetw een, and-shaving avrearwardly ex tending zthreadeds-shanki 3Q Q which a lies rbetween the hanger bars 24 and prdjets-ifrom the rear edges thereof, with a nutiSI screWed implement.

bar 34 to which is bolted, as shown at 35,

parallel cross bar 36 having fastened to its outer ends the upper ends of the bars 2 l,'the

latter being therefore free of thehandle bars. The cross bar 34 is at the bottom of the handle bars and theecross bar 36 is beneath the cross bar at. l

The implement is also provided with a push bar '37 located above the handle bars,

and having at its rear end a breast plate 38 provided with a strap 38 against which the operator bears to propel the implement. The forward end of the push bar is pivotally connected to the parts 19 of the'frame bars, as shown at 39, so that it maybeswung forward and used as a To the handle bars 10is pivoted a prop 40 engaging the push bar .37 and holding the same at the proper elevation. Suitably positioned spacing bolts tlhold the frame barscomposed of the parts 15, 16,

17, 18 and 19 spaced apart A series of boltholes 42 in the partsfl19 of the frame bars provide for the adj ustment of In operating cultivators of this type, furrows are sometimes encountered which were left by the harrowing or other operation and which are not parallel with the rows of plants'to be cultivated. In this case, the

handle bars 10 may be swung laterally/to either side to cultivate close to the row of plants if the wheel 13 should happen to follow the furrow that is not parallel with the plant row, and the elements 25 can therefore 1 be easily guided to run parallelto the plant row. The push bar and the-frame bars and the rigid frame bars, the handle bars may be swung sidewise, which carries the V '50 :1 swinging about the stem 30. As the member c 26 is pivoted to the hanger 24, it can t1lt to retain its horizontal position as it is swung composed of'the parts 15, 16, 17, 18 and .19 i 45 lateral movement, and as the pin 22 provides are rigid with respect to the wheel, as to a a pivotal connection between the handle bars hanger 24 in the same direction, the latter sidewise. The part 18 of the frame bars forms a spring bow,'and said frame bars are therefore rendered resilient to absorb shocks bars 10 to shift forward and rearward v slightly to facilitate the longitudinal movement of the described.

I claim: I 1 1. A soil-working mplement comprising a wheeled frame, a push bar connected to the front portion thereofand extending rearward therefrom, handle barsrigidly con- 'nected: together and loosely connected to- -the frame and free to swing sidewise simultaneously in the same direction and also to move in the direction of their length upon said. frame, and earth-working elements carried by the handle bars. tongue for. pulling the 3. A soil-working implement comprising laterally spaced frame bars, a ground wheel carried by the frame bars, said bars extending forwardly and rearwardly" fromv the wheel, and said forwardly extending portion having a spring loop, alpush bar connected nected tothe loop and free to swing sidewise, hangers'carried by the handle bars and pivotally connected to the rearwardly extending portion of the frame'bars, a11d earth-working elements ,carried' by the hanger." H g 4. A soil-working implement comprising laterally spaced frame bars, a ground :wheel carried'by the frame bars,said bars extending forwardly and rearwardly from the wheel, and said vforwardly extending por itionhaving a spring loop, a push 'bar" connected to the loop and extending rearwardly therefrom, handle bars loosely connected to the loop and free to swing sidewise and to move in the direction of their length, hang ers carried by the handle bars'and pivotally connected to the rearwardly extending portion of the frame bars, and earth-working elements carried by the hanger.

5LA- soil-working implement comprising a wheeled frame, a .push' bar connected'to the front portion thereof and extending rearward therefrom, handle bars rigidly connected together and loosely connected to theiframe and freeto'swing sidewise simul taneously in the same direction, a hanger earned by the handle bars and pivotally connected intermediate its length to the frame,

a bracket member extending transversely of the hanger and centrally pivoted thereto, "land earth-working elements carried by said spring element as hereinbefore 3 i member. I p

6. A soil-working implement comprising a wheeled frame, a push bar connected to the front portion thereof and extending rear-" Ward therefrom, handle bars loosely con nected to the frame and free to swing sidewise, a hanger carried by the handle bars and pivotally connected to the frame, a bracket member extending transversely of the hanger and having a top socket in which the lower extremity of the hanger seats, said hanger extremity having a loop, a shank passing through the bracket member and the loop, means for locking the shank in 0 the member, and an earth-working element carried by the shank.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH MAURICE HARTMAN. Vitnesses:

E. WALTON BREWINGTON, HOWARD D. ADAMS.

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' Washington, D. 0. 

